BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Bowling Green State University hockey program was voted to finish second overall in the UAHhockey.com WCHA Media preseason poll, and third in the 2018 Mankato Free Press preseason poll announced Monday afternoon.
The Bowling Green hockey program went 23-12-6 in 2017-18, its fourth consecutive 20-win season. The Falcons advanced to the WCHA semifinals for the fifth consecutive season – every season the team has competed in the league.
Junior Falcon defenseman Alec Rauhauser was voted First Team All-WCHA by both the media and the coaches. Rauhuaser's contributions to the 2017-18 campaign included leading the squad with 39 points by nine goals and a team-leading 30 assists.